if NC was to be compensating players, the advanced players will get more of stuffs since they invest lots of time playing grinding the dungeon when they were at returning/ new player gear. Some advanced players did almost 1000 runs of demonsbane dungeons since it first release and try to upgrade their gears. The only way for new/ returning players need to do is just do what you can and try to befriend with those that has high gear and who knows they will invite you to do those "advanced content" no matter what gear you have.